Rita Springer
Rita Springer | |
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Born | California |
Origin | Southlake, Texas |
Genres | Worship, Christian pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | vocals, piano |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Floodgate, E1, Koch, Word, Found, Integrity, Gateway |
Website | ritaspringer |
Rita Springer is an American Christian musician, who primarily plays a style of contemporary worship music and Christian pop music. She has released twelve studio albums, Love Covers (1995), All I Have (2000), Created to Worship (2001), Effortless (2002), Rise Up: Live Worship (2004), I Have to Believe (2005), Worth It All (2007), Beautiful You (2008), In This Forever (2011), The Playlist (2012), Battles (2017), and Light (2020).[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Springer was born in Riverside County, California,[3] In interviews, Springer has said in interviews that during her childhood she and her family relocated frequently.[4]
Music career
[edit]Her music recording career started in 1995, with the first studio album being, Love Covers.[2] While she has since released ten more studio albums, All I Have in 2000 with Floodgate Records,[5][6][7] Created to Worship in 2001 with E1 Music,[8][9] Effortless in 2002 with Word Records,[10][11] Rise Up: Live Worship in 2004 with Floodgate Records,[12][13][14][15] I Have to Believe in 2005 with Found Records,[16][17][18][19] Worth It All in 2007 with Koch Records, Beautiful You in 2008 with E1 Music, In This Forever in 2011 with Integrity Music,[20] The Playlist in 2012 with Integrity Music,[1][21][22] and Battles in 2017 with Gateway Records.[23][24][25][26]
Personal life
[edit]Springer is single and lives with her adopted son outside of Dallas in Hurst, Texas.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]- Love Covers (1995, Independent)
- All I Have (2000, Floodgate)
- Created to Worship (2001, E1 Music)
- Effortless (2002, Word)
- Rise Up: Live Worship (2004, Floodgate)
- I Have to Believe (2005, Found)
- Worth It All (2007, Koch)
- Beautiful You (2008, E1 Music)
- In This Forever (2011, Integrity)
- The Playlist (2012, Integrity)
- Battles (2017, Gateway)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rita Springer : Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ a b Cross Rhythms. "Rita Springer : Artist Profile". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Rita Springer (@ritaspringer) (January 23, 2014). "I was born here, raised here, and Will always be a California girl!". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Hendricks, Shawn (March 1, 2001). "Talent Pool: Rita Springer". CCM Magazine: 24. Also confirms age as 33 as of March 1, 2001, meaning born 1967
- ^ Blodgett-Williams, Dacia A. "All I Have – Rita Springer". AllMusic. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Carr, Brian (May 1, 2001). "Review: All I Have – Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Millheim, Dan (January 1, 2001). "Review: All I Have – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 60. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Alan (July 1, 2002). "Review: Created to Worship – Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Chapin, Amy (March 1, 2002). "Review: Created to Worship – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 48–50. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Crawley, Philip (November 8, 2002). "Review: Effortless – Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Breimeier, Russ (August 1, 2002). "Review: Effortless – Rita Springer". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Luff, Stephen (September 1, 2004). "Review: Rise Up: Live Worship – Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Seay, Davis; Park, Andy; Fontaine Godwin, Susan; Guerrero, Tony (March 1, 2004). "Featured Review: Rise Up: Live Worship – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 52–3. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Breimeier, Russ (February 1, 2004). "Review: Rise Up – Rita Springer". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Marihugh, Josh; Nothstine, Barry (May 17, 2004). "Springer, Rita – Rise Up: Live Worship Reviews". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Holland, Doug (July 20, 2006). "Review: I Have to Believe – Rita Springer". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Staff (October 1, 2005). "Review: I Have to Believe – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 64. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Farias, Andree (September 1, 2005). "Review: I Have to Believe – Rita Springer". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Lake, Scott (October 8, 2005). "Springer, Rita – I Have to Believe Review". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Hunter, Andrea (May 1, 2011). "Review: In This Forever – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 61. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Cross, Randy (October 1, 2011). "Review: The Playlist – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 69. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Davis, Kevin (September 9, 2011). "The Playlist Review". New Release Today. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Gilles, Kristen (March 1, 2017). "Review: Battles – Rita Springer". Worship Leader: 50. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Feltham, Phill (March 22, 2017). "Winning Battles". New Release Today. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Chambers, Laura (March 12, 2017). "Rita Springer 'Battles'". Today's Christian Entertainment. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
- ^ Yap, Timothy (March 17, 2017). "Rita Springer "Battles" Album Review". Hallels. Retrieved March 27, 2017.